Connecting the Dots
Welcome to our Decemner newsletter. ​Wisconsin CONNECT is a collaborative. We seek to provide technical assistance and training opportunities for substance use prevention and treatment grantees, providers, clinicians, social workers, and support staff.

We draw on local and national academic and community resources to reduce and prevent substance use and improve overall health and wellness in Wisconsin.

To that end, we want to help you connect the dots with this newsletter. It is a tool to support our efforts to promote new research, share tools and trainings that aim to help you engage in different communities, enhance practice and improve the health of your clients and program participants.

RTI International

The serious impact of the opioid overdose crisis requires an understanding of the root causes of opioid misuse. This systematic review assesses evidence for an association between social connection, the subjective experience of belonging, and opioid misuse or opioid use disorder among individuals living in the United States.

RTI International

Learn more from the authors in this recorded webinar. Link.

The conditions in which we are born, live, learn, play and age exercise a powerful influence on the health of individuals and communities. By critically examining the role of neighborhood conditions, education, income/wealth, and the socio-political climate, this training will strengthen participants’ understanding of the social determinants of health and their role in shaping health outcomes of diverse populations.

View archive of Dec 8th training by Dr Phillip Graham for Wisconsin
A space for healing mental health and substance use concerns

Wisconsin’s sixth peer-run respite funded by the Department of Health Services (DHS)—the La Crosse Lighthouse—is now open. It offers a place where people with mental health and substance use challenges can stay in times of increased stress or symptoms and receive support from people who have themselves been mental health and substance use service users.
This ECHO series is based on information found in The ASAM Criteria: Treatment Criteria for Addictive, Substance-Related, and Co-Occurring Conditions, Third Edition and incorporates an opportunity for participants to learn and apply the information through a short didactic presentation and case-based activities.
New Registration Link for 2022!
ECHO is an opportunity for women’s substance use treatment providers to come together with clinicians who provide care to women with substance use disorders to learn and share information and strategies to improve the lives of women, their children, and their families. 

The ECHO is conducted monthly for 1 hour and includes a brief educational presentation on a topic of interest, a case presentation by a collaborator, and a discussion on strategies that can help the provider offer the best possible care for the client/patient.
 
The sessions take place the 2nd Thursday of every month from 11:00 am – 12:00 noon.
Upcoming Dates

January 13
February 10
March 10
Save the Date

Opioid Stimulants and Trauma Summit

30 workshops and 5 keynote speakers.

May 10-12, 2022

Hybrid-virtual and in-person in La Crosse, WI.

More to come in the new year.
Missed a Session?
Check out our video archive to find a session you might have missed.

You can also go back to the training session webpage to find other resources, slides and handouts.
Upcoming Trainings
Click here below to see all the upcoming trainings and events across topics.
Have a training interest? Looking for technical assistance? Simply fill out this online form with what you are seeking and we will follow up to further explore your needs.
Powered in Partnership
We do this in partnership with the Bureau of Prevention, Treatment and Recovery within the Wisconsin Department of Health Service's Division of Care and Treatment Services, UW-Milwaukee, and our network of training providers.
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